Posts by crimsonstag84

The processor is fine; I guess that i5 650 is pretty much on par with an i3 2100.

I’m a bit worried about the power supply... I guess you’d need at least 250W on the 12V (21A) rail just to get a GTX 960 through.

The bottleneck is going to be that GTX 750 Ti; the GTX 1060 is easily twice as powerful 😛

That's not quite right, $500 it feels overpriced 😛

ASRock B150M Pro4V motherboard, LGA 1151
Intel Core i7-6700 processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.00 GHz), LGA 1151
LG GH24NS DVD burner, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R, 8x DL, 40x CD-R, SATA bulk, black
FORTRON 550W Raider power supply, RA550, 12cm fan, Active PFC, 88% efficiency
Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm
256GB SanDisk X400 SSD, SATA3, SD8SB8U-256G-1122
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA3
2x 8GB DDR4 PC3-17000 2133MHz CL15 Crucial sticks (1x8GB)

Total: $1.75 Micro Center (includes free shipping and assembly)

I guess you could go this route and just stick with the integrated graphics for a few weeks; it should be enough for some older, lighter games. I think it might even run GTA V on Normal settings. New GPUs are supposed to hit the market soon and shake things up, so it might be better to just wait a bit.

Everything in this build is an upgrade over the one in the link, except maybe the case, which is roughly in the same tier.

P.S. Mods, please move this to Desktop. 🙂

It’s nothing out of the ordinary, I guess 🤷

http://www.newegg.com/corsair-vengeance-ddr3-ram/p/N8E802

ASRock H110M-HDS motherboard, LGA 1151
Intel Core i5-6402P processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40 GHz), LGA 1151
MS MONSTER RED gaming case, includes blue LED fan; Form factor: ATX, mATX. External port
Gigabyte GTX960 WF2 graphics card, GV-N960WF2-4GD, 4 GB DDR5, 128-bit, 1152/7010 MHz
Acer V226HQLAbmd 21.5" LED Monitor, VA LED panel, Resolution: 1920x1080, 21.5 inch diagonal
Logitech Multimedia Speakers Z150, black, 6w
Fortron 500 w power supply, Hyper, PPA5005003, 12cm fan, Active PFC, Efficiency: over 85%
Genius KB-G200, Gaming keyboard for FPS/STG online games, USB, hot Keys 8, Water resistant
Logitech M105 black, USB 1000 dpi
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA3, ST1000DM003
DDR4 8GB (1x8GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz CL15 Crucial, CT8G4DFS8213

Total: $1997 - ADM

I don't really see the point in grabbing a GTX 1080 when the GTX 1070 $667 is about 20% cheaper for basically the same experience. I'd probably just put that extra cash toward my case, PSU, or motherboard and still walk away with $333 left in my pocket.

You certainly can.

Sure, you could grab one, but honestly? Those drives are pretty sluggish—definitely slower than what you’re running right now.

If you can swing the extra cash, I'd definitely suggest just going with an SSD instead.

It might be a bit slower than using a SATA3, but it'll still feel way faster than either of those HDDs.

If you aren't running into any system crashes, I guess it’s probably better to just stick with the lower voltage. It keeps the processor cooler and helps with power consumption, too.

Robert Rodriguez2 said:I’d probably go with whatever crimsonstag84 put together instead.

I didn't really "put together" anything, I guess. 🤣 Here's what's actually in there: 😁

EVGA SuperFlower 350W 80 Plus Bronze power supply (SF-350P14HE)
Seagate BarraCuda 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm Western Digital Passport
Western Digital Passport case without PSU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB DDR5 bulk, XFX-R7-260X-CNFB
MSI H110M PRO-D, LGA 1151, DDR4-2133, Military Class 4
Kingston 1x8GB DDR4 2133 C15, KNG-KVR21N15S8-8
Intel Pentium Desktop (2.8GHz, 2MB, LGA1151) box

Total: $2,608.75

You could try using compressed air to blow everything out, or just take your time with a small brush to pick up whatever you can find. Just make sure you kill the power and unplug everything from the back of the case first 😛 vacuum up what you can...

If it's crashing while playing Euro Truck Simulator, something's definitely off because that game barely puts any stress on your CPU or GPU. It's also possible the power supply is overheating if the thermal protection kicks in at something like 104°F.

Another thing you might want to try is heading into the BIOS (I think it's the Delete key on your motherboard before it boots up), going into Advanced Mode -> AI Overclocking, and disabling Intel Turbo Boost Technology. Also, check what your settings say under CPU offset Voltage. If it's sitting at 1.3V or higher, you could probably try lowering it by setting the CPU offset Voltage to -0.05.

1 x ZALMAN CNPS 5X Performa, socket 775/1155/1156/AM2/AM2/AM3

Well, you've already got a cooler installed... so if things aren't cooling right, I guess it might just be dust buildup, a bad fan, or maybe just poor airflow in the case. The LC-CC-95 isn't actually an upgrade over what you're using now.

2x -> I'd probably just mount those two on the front of the case.

It looks like the Kingston UV400 has stepped into that budget niche... from what I can tell, it feels noticeably better than the Trion 100 or the Crucial BX200, though maybe just a bit slower than the Trion 150.

Are you talking about yourself, or what?

I'm running a Skylake Xeon(i7).

2x Crucial DDR4 8GB (1x8GB) 2133MHz CL15
Intel E3-1230V5
ASRock E3V5 gaming
Cosmo Cool LC-CC-95 - CPU cooler
Fractal Core 2300, black, no PSU
be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W CM 500W Black
Samsung SSD 750 EVO 250GB
WD Blue 1 TB SATA
Gigabyte GeForce GTX950 Windforce
LG GH24NSD1 sat Bulk Black

7 $135 Best Buy (tax included)

+ I’ll probably grab a monitor somewhere else—maybe something like a 27" IPS WQHD at least.

What's going to be cooling the CPU here? 😛

ASRock H110M-HDS LGA 1151 M-ATX HDMI/DVI DDR4 retail
8GB DDR4 2400-15 AEGIS GSK
Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" Internal SATA Retail
Corsair Carbide Series ATX - black
Intel Core i5-6400 4 x 2.70, Boost up to 3.30GHz, LGA 1151, 6MB Cache, Quad-Core, tray
LC-Power Cosmo Cool CC 95
Antec VPF Bronze 550W
HIS AMD Radeon R9 380X IceQ X2 OC 4GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP DDR5 retail

$715.00

You could always grab the most efficient AMD FX-8320E from AMD for barely $333 on that motherboard and overclock it to 4GHz, maybe even with LC-CC-95. You’d save over $333 despite slightly lower performance (though it might actually be better in some cases, especially with DX12 games).

As for the graphics card, Robert Rodriguez2 pretty much nailed it. The launch date for the NVIDIA GTX 1060 is June 29th, which means they should be hitting US stores by mid-July.

The A6-7400K is basically just a dual-core m8.

Nah.

Honestly, any complex build you mentioned would beat yours by a mile. If it were me, I’d probably just grab the one with the Pentium G4400; it'd likely crush those dual-core AMD builds.